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Top hair trend 2022: eighteenth century wigs (Rousse)

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Belle and I admired one another in the mirror. Conferences were so much more fun now that eighteenth century headgear was all the rage. We were most impressed when ET joined us, balancing on her head a tottering powdered Georgian … Continue reading →

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Inhospitable hospitality (Rousse)

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Dreamaticus

It was only when we woke up in the morning that I discovered that TPR had refused his cousin entry to our (huge) bed. Instead GP had slept on the floor, next to his son EP in a cot.

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House dressing (Rousse)

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Dreamaticus

From the outside, my sister’s flat looked pretty much the same. The only difference was the selection of handmade cat greeting cards for sale to passing tourists on the window ledge. Inside, however, a huge transformation had taken place. The … Continue reading →

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Press release and party problems (Rousse)

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Dreamaticus

No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t compose the first line of my press release. However, help would soon be at hand with the arrival of NP (in a beautiful filmy lemon dress) and ED (visiting from London). … Continue reading →

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Opportunities for direct entry students (Rousse)

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My former colleagues SC and LM sat with us at the dinner table. SC mentioned an opportunity that I thought would interest direct entry students. When I contributed this idea to the discussion, SC gave me a dirty look and … Continue reading →

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Escaping a war zone by leaky raft (Rousse)

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Dreamaticus

As the bombs dropped on the city, we raced to the port. Here all sorts of vessels lined up to evacuate the population. I hoped that we would be assigned to one of the sturdy blue fishing boats, but by … Continue reading →

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UK-Australia: best two-for-one return flight ticket deal (Rousse)

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Dreamaticus

After rejecting membership of a new running club, and the designs by a pair of old women for our new bathroom, TPR and I walked up to the Australian embassy to organise a day return trip to the other side … Continue reading →

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Human Pooh sticks in Hawick (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Dreamaticus

The main street of the handsome town of Hawick was lined with proud Georgian buildings. The river also looked beautiful, especially on a summer’s day like this. In the bright sunshine, the river bed looked like a glowing yellow cobbled … Continue reading →

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Introducing Queen Manchester (Rousse)

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Manchester was declared the capital of the UK. In recognition, Her Majesty, dressed all in yellow, declared henceforth that she would be known as Queen Manchester.

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Reunion with scar-faced friend (Rousse)

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I ran across the road to the figure that I thought I recognised. Was it DM? Yes, of course it was! She had obviously aged, and seemed to have a scar on her face, but you could easily tell that … Continue reading →

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